The Ocean Race Summit Mindelo Declaration 2023
In 2023, the Ocean Race Summit in Cabo Verde issued the Mindelo Declaration, stating the Ocean has inherent rights and urged adoption of a universal declarationRead More →
NGO
This page identifies ecological jurisprudence initiatives in which one or more of the initiators is a non-governmental organization whose NGO status can be verified on the Internet (e.g., NGO website or news source).
Yucatan Mexico case lawsuit seeking recognition of the Ring of Cenotes as subjects of law with rights
In 2023 the Mayan community of Homún, Yucatán, Mexico filed a lawsuit in federal court for recognition of the Ring of Cenotes as subjects of law with rightsRead More →
Lewes England Citizens Declaration on the Rights of River Ouse Charter
During the 2022 'Love our Ouse River Festival' citizens of Lewes drafted a ‘Rights of River Ouse Charter’ to use as a framework for upholding the river's rightsRead More →
Oaxaca Mexico Bill recognizing the Rights of Rivers and other Water Sources
Bill presented to the Congress of Oaxaca (Mexico) seeking to establish all rivers and other water sources in the state of Oaxaca as subjects with rightsRead More →
EU Environmental Affairs committee vote to include ecocide in the EU Directive
Oct 2022, EU Environmental Affairs committee recommended a vote on including ecocide in the EU 'Directive on protection of the environment through criminal law'Read More →
Newfoundland & Labrador Rights of the Atlantic Ocean Bill
The Social Justice Co-operative of Newfoundland & Labrador revealed the first draft of a new "Rights of the Atlantic Ocean" bill to be brought in St. John's, NLRead More →
Buliisa District Uganda Ordinance on Bagungu Customary Law and Preservation of Sacred Natural Sites in Buliisa District
In December 2020 the Buliisa District Council of Uganda passed a law recognizing the customary laws of the Bagungu People and sacred natural sites (Mpuluma)Read More →
Argentina case Rights of Jaguars in the Gran Chaco Reserve
In 2019 Greenpeace brought a case before the Supreme Court of Justice in Argentina arguing for recognition of the rights of the entire Jaguar speciesRead More →